British Guy Treated to a HUGE FEAST of Taiwan's Aboriginal Foods!!

Hello everybody, welcome back to the channel. My name is Alan. This is my life in Taiwan and welcome to beautiful Alishan here in Chiayi. Yes, in today's video we are exploring the Taiwanese countryside of Alishan and following on from last week's video where I explored some of the most beautiful and peaceful hiking trails in this stunning area. This week I am back again to share with you another top 5 must-eat Taiwanese foods, this time focusing on Taiwan's awesome aboriginal cuisine. Not to mention a huge amount of aboriginal booze that I shared with my new best friend. Yes, because my trip to Alishan had so much to share with you, it simply had to be separated into these two videos. First of all, there was my tour of the awesome Zhoucaipu Museum, where my host was not only very knowledgeable about the culture, but also happy to share his incredible sense of humour. A really peaceful and interesting tour of a fascinating museum, but soon enough I was introduced to the chief of the village, who was also incredibly happy to see me and was as equally as humorous as my tour guide had been. And as a typical Taiwanese host, the village chief was very quick to compliment me on my Chinese after finding out how long I'd been in his country. Yes, we were understanding each other and communicating, and laughing with friends old or new definitely helps when trying to de-stress. And it seemed he wasn't actually kidding when he told me there was a tea-picking performance in the tea fields waiting for me. A tea-picking performance that looked absolutely incredible from the air, but couldn't quite distract me from being scared by some other guests I had noticed were keeping us So yes, the presence of the bees and insects that I was so scared of were actually a sign of the cleanliness and natural way the tea is grown in the area, which is what my new friend was so proud to introduce me to. And before I knew it, he was leading me into the restaurant for another cure for stress and pressure. It was time to eat and drink. But not before he had scolded the waitress for making a fundamental mistake when a British guy comes to the restaurant. I got my bigger glass, had it filled, and in my best Zou language, I cheered with my new host. The Mijia was as powerful as it was delicious, but finally it was time to get to the food. This very traditional way of eating bamboo rice was a revelation to me, as was the next six or seven dishes that were brought out. Real traditional aboriginal foods, but some of which have been given a modern edge by the expert chefs here at this cultural village. We ate coffee-flavored beans. Steamed fresh bamboo. Oh, it's like a chestnut. It's very similar to a chestnut. Salted pork foot accompanied with deep-fried tea leaves. Oh! The most amazing tender beef with peppers. Not what I expected, but it's good. Yeah, there's like a peppery flavor to it. Fried chicken with ginger and anchovies. Something that ordinarily I would avoid eating. Wow! I didn't expect to eat such a good food. And one of the most interesting culinary experiences of the day. Tofu with wasabi and wildflowers. The food was amazing, but the experience of sharing it with the chief of the village was an experience I will never forget. And to reference the theme of the video, he had one thing to say to me. Do you feel relaxed now? Very relaxed. I'm quite cool. I don't know why, but I'm very touched. This is very special. Ouch! He's going to cry again. I don't know why. Thank you. Cheers. Pesonen. I like this a lot. I want to buy it and share it with my dad in the UK. Thank you. Cheers. Pesonen. So yes, incredibly relaxing experience. And with that final shot of Midyo, we ended our relaxing aboriginal lunch. And I made my way to the village theatre for a traditional aboriginal dancing ceremony, before making my way off to a local tea shop and drinking some high quality Alishan tea. All of which you can see more of in the previous video, if you haven't already watched it. But now here I am back home. After a couple of really refreshing, energising days in Alishan and full of the joys of life. And as always, as I know that only my true followers and fans watch to the end of the video, I'm going to quickly invite you to like the video if you've enjoyed it and subscribe to the channel if you want to see more and you haven't already subscribed. 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